By admin | February 3, 2010
FOX Fort Wayne reported another story last night that left the other Fort Wayne media in the dust. We confirmed through multiple sources that the body discovered last week in Whitley County was that of Rene Hernandez, a missing Fort Wayne man. We also backgrounded Hernandez’s extensive police record.
As is frequently the case, the established media hope that by simply ignoring our story so will the viewers. I think the viewers are smarter than that.
UPDATE — WANE-TV Posted their story about Hernandez today — 16 hours after FOX Fort Wayne aired ours.
By admin | February 2, 2010
Some evidence that stupid weather news has crossed the Atlantic.
Charlie Brooker News Coverage of \”Frozen Britain\”
By admin | January 6, 2010
We’re about to have another four to six inch snow storm. So get ready for another flurry of “stories for stupid people” from some of the local media.
By that I mean the stories which admonish us to “not follow too closely” behind other cars, or “bundle up” against the cold. As if we didn’t know that stuff. Folks, we live in Northeast Indiana. If we haven’t figured out the cold and snow yet, we really haven’t been paying attention.
That’s why I have directed our staff to avoid reporting the obvious. They will explore why INDOT hasn’t cleared the roads quickly and effectively. And they will report the unique impact of any particular winter storm. But they will not deliver the usual litany of “winter weather tips” that seem to clutter all the storm coverage on the other local media.
That stuff is just news for stupid people.
By admin | December 18, 2009
FOX Fort Wayne News viewers will notice that we don’t use the word “exclusive” when promoting our stories. I feel “exclusive” has lost any relevance because so many stations use it to describe the most mundane coverage.
When we have stories that are unique to FOX Fort Wayne we will describe them as “only on FOX” or something like that. And we only do that when the coverage is truly ours alone. Two examples were on last night’s broadcast of FOX Fort Wayne News, First at 10.
Daniel Woodruff was the only reporter in court as former Fort Wayne City spokesman Vince Robinson chose not to contest the protection order filed against him by his former girlfriend. The story can be seen by clicking here.
Kristin Mazur was the only reporter to cover a Fort Wayne woman’s participation in the largest kidney exchange ever. It was a heart-warming story in keeping with the spirit of the season. You can see it by clicking here. In addition to the exceptional storytelling by Kristin, the segment included some state-of-the art graphics by one of our directors, Kelly Schultz.
Excellent work by the talented folks at FOX Fort Wayne.
It’s almost time for a New Year and a fresh start.
I’ll be using this blog to comment on our news coverage. It’s been an interesting 2009.
2010 should be even better.
– Jim Blue